A Comparison of methods for sizing energy storage devices in renewable energy systems

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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Thomas
dc.contributor.supervisorRowe, Andrew Michael
dc.contributor.supervisorWild, Peter Martin
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-15T21:19:47Z
dc.date.available2013-01-15T21:19:47Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2013-01-15
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractPenetration of renewable energy generators into energy systems is increasing. The intermittency and variability of these generators makes supplying energy reliably and cost effectively difficult. As a result, storage technologies are proposed as a means to increase the penetration of renewable energy, to minimize the amount of curtailed renewable energy, and to limit the amount of back-up supply. Therefore, methods for determining an energy system’s storage requirements are being developed. This thesis investigates and details four existing methods, proposes and develops a fifth method, and compares the results of all five methods. The results show that methods which incorporate cost, namely the Dynamic Optimization and the Abbey method, consistently yield the most cost effective solutions. Under excellent renewable energy conditions the results show that the cost-independent methods of Korpaas, Barton, and the Modified Barton method produce solutions that are nearly as cost effective but have greater reliability of energy supply than the Dynamic Optimization and Abbey solutions. This thesis recommends a new path of research for the Modified Barton method: the incorporation of cost through the confidence level. This thesis also recommends the development of new sizing methods from various aspects of the methods presented.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4421
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectEnergy Storage
dc.subjectRenewable Energy
dc.subjectPower
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectWind Power
dc.subjectEnergy Systems
dc.subjectElectricity
dc.subjectInstitute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic)
dc.titleA Comparison of methods for sizing energy storage devices in renewable energy systemsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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